Thursday, February 28, 2013

About 9 years or so ago... there was a blog started by a newspaper called the Spokane Review.

It was run by a man, Dave Oliveria, It was called No Holds Barred in the

beginning... then changed over to Huckleberries Online.

In the beginning there were several of us who read it and would

send Dave O.. our thoughts by email, because it was before you

could comment on it.. And Dave used our comments from time to time.

Then they open the door, and we could comment and we got to know

some of the others that wrote.

One such person was Dave... who called himself

CdA Dave

Over the years we got to know him for his wit,

his love of Beatles, and old music. Also

baseball, Mariners in particular.

He also sent some great postcard type pictures

of Couer d' Alene, Idaho, to Dave O. to have

on his blog HBO.

Ones that went back to the old beach, the rides that

were near the city beach, old hotels and other haunts.

Then a couple of years ago, he sold his house,

and moved to the coast of Oregon. There he found

peace.. he took some wonderful scenic pictures of

the ocean. One of which is below of the sunset,

which seem to be fitting, as Dave passed away

last fall. We just found out.

He closed his blog down as he figured he had

said all that there was to say. And found more pressing

things to do.. like play music at a local bar that had open mike.

Of course there were more pictures to take.

Luckily he got to come back to CdA before he passed.

He came back for his 40th class reunion.

I used the earlier picture of Dave, that he had on his

Facebook. He didn't like his face in public, although

he did put one up on his Facebook page of a now

picture taken not to long before he passed away.

Huckleberries has that one for their post on the passing

of Dave...

http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/hbo/2013/feb/27/atmospheric/

For those of us who are left behind.. we are

richer in knowing Dave.. and we are sad

that his life ended.. way too early at the age of 58.

Thanks, Dave, for the memories.

Sunset 2012 ... David T. Holmes

for those who would like to read his blog.... he was talking about deleting it.. I am glad he didn't get a chance to do so... now it is there forever, and everyone to read.. Going back to when he got the birds.. when his humor was at its peak, not to say the rest isn't.. Also there is his knowledge of music... and baseball.. Read and enjoy...
http://hklbrrypkr.blogspot.com/

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Elderly and
children have some things in common..One of which is saying what is on their mind.No reserve… and that kind of last to the
teens and early 20’s, but by 30, you watch what you say.

For 30
years you tip toe thru life… watching what you say as it can cost you your job
, an relationship and etc…

Then at 60
it starts to come back again.. and by 70 you are back in full bloom as you were
when you were a child.. because you found out that you don’t have to impress
people anymore. You aren’t unkind.. (well, maybe over 80 you are. Lol, I
remember my sister-in-law taking her 80 something grandmother to some kind of
doings going on in the basement of the church, and a heavy woman came out of
the church as the grandmother and sister-in-law were heading across the parking
lot.. of which grandma said loudly.. LOOK AT THAT WOMAN.. THAT FAT WOMAN… My
sister in law, bowing her head, hoping the woman did not hear what grandma has
said and shhing grandma…) maybe 80 is the new 5 year old.

We all have
been in a similar position and hope and pray we do not do that to our children…then
again… our children did their share of embarrassing us.. good luck with that..
ha ha..

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

from the
structure of training and protection to regular general conversations…. If you
are lucky. And if you are smart…… and if
you want things to go smoothly.

I try my
best to keep that rule in mind. But from time to time, well, so far three,

that I am
aware of.. I slipped up. I think it also
follows the gender line as well.

meaning
father to son, and mother to daughter… Some times the conversation

can hit a
button from the past. Even though you
aren’t aware of it. Meaning you

didn’t think
how it was being taken. As you didn’t mean it as a teaching tool.

The
conversation is the same you would have used with a friend, yet, somehow

it something
gets twisted.. …

And
unwanted advise is the worst. But when it is one of your children.. it can be interpreted
as advice or push a button, that you didn’t realize you did. But the adult child takes it as that and
comes back with a remark that will surprise you… or leave you with, how did you
come to that conclusion, feeling?

It is
where you say something as an adult to adult, but it is taken as from Mom

Thursday, February 14, 2013

A Valentine to my husband.. the King of my Heart...

To the guy who makes every day Valentines Day…Who is my calm, when I am in a storm of life.Who stands by me, even when I am ranting and ravingabout something in life..Who makes me so proud of what you have accomplished,especially in this past year.Whose brown eyes sparkle like diamonds and smile so big,as you pull some little prank on me..And when I lean against you at church and hear your voicesing the praises, it warms my heart to know.. you chose meto be your wife.

So here are your words you sang so wonderfully on the daywe got married almost 14 years ago…

Sometimes in the morning when shadows are running deep..I lie here beside you and just watching you sleep..Sometimes I whisper what I am thinking of..MY CUP RUNNETH OVER WITH LOVE.

Sometimes in the evening..when you do not see..I study the small things you do constantly.I memorize moments that I am fond of…MY CUP RUNNETH OVER WITH LOVE.

In only a moment we both will be old,We won’t even notice the world turning cold.So in this moment with sunlight above…MY CUP RUNNETH OVER WITH LOVE.

My guy who I so dearly love.. YOU MAKE MY HEARTAND CUP RUNNETH OVER WITH LOVE..HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY, Ken…

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

As I watch
television.. be it the news, entertainment news or shows, I get more and more
discussed with the younger generation in general.I don’t want to say all of them, as that
surely isn’t fair. There are a lot of youths, who do great things, not so much
for themselves but others as well.

There is the
teen who started a sandwich drive for the homeless, there are those who work
with children and the elderly. There Is
even as young man of 15 years, named Jack Andraka, who is
a fifteen year old freshman in high school. He developed a paper sensor that
could detect pancreatic, ovarian and lung cancer in five minutes for as little as 3 cents. (which makes you wonder how much
the

Insurance and pharmacies will jack that price up.

He did his research at an University. Can you imagine how
this research could change the face of cancer and promote early detection. As
the article said.. just think… “that scientists spending millions of dollars to
find more about cancer, a 15 year old finds out by doing a science fair
project! Jack's method is 168 times
FASTER, 26000 times CHEAPER, 400 times MORE SENSITIVE, has 90% SUCCESS RATE. “
For those who didn’t read the article.. and have computers.. here is where you

But others..
and a lot of them are held high in esteem by others young people.. No pride in
themselves, no pride in their work.. couldn’t care less how others view them. In
fact for shock value, I guess… they push the envelope to see how much they can
get by with… With scanty clothes.. (I am no prude, but there is a

limit) and
trashing things.. a lot of these are rock stars.. but that isn’t an excuse,

for rudeness,
vandalism, and going half naked.

Maybe I am
just getting old.. but common decency seems to have gone out the window.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

As a kid I
use to get this day off… as well as February 22. Washington’s birthday… but
I believe it was Nixon decided two day off in February,was too
much.. and threw in PRESIDENT to combine both days. And the people must
have like it, as it gives a 3 day weekend.. Which was part of

the deal. I find it annoying., as the bank is closed
and no mail, but then I am retired. And
when I was working, it didn't make any difference. As the company didn't give
holidays off, unless you put in for it by the 15 of the prior month. And we didn't get paid time and half, as they decided to give us our birthday as a
holiday. Which we still had to ask for it off by the 15th of the
previous month.. but we did get time and half if we worked it. Now
days, kids probably don’t even know it is Lincoln’s birthday.

I got a new
camera… my old one was dying.. the connection didn't work on the computer
anymore.. so had to remove the memory card (thank goodness it has one) and get
my pictures.. the on and off switch is getting temperamental and

sucking the
juice out of the batteries way faster than it use to.. So replacement time.. It is
over 10 years old… in electronics, that is really old. And the new and improved is
a learning curve.

So..
research.. got to keep it simple.. my brain is just not up to lots of new
stuff. I found what I would like.. best
price was at Walmart.. and because it is this time of the year (new ones
coming out end of March, lot of people are using their phones) prices are
pretty low… running half of what I paid last time, this time with more power.. But Walmart
was out….the salesman says order it on line and they will deliver to the store
for free… Nice idea.. but they were out
of stock. So tried Best Buys.. they were out of stock… Costco.. out of stock..
finally I found 2 on Amazon.. ordered it fast.
AND TODAY.. it arrived..

Now I have to
learn all over again. It may not be too bad.. as a lot of the things are similar
to my old one.. I can only hope.. I did put it together fairly easy.. and then I
decided maybe I should read the directions.
But so far, so good.

Monday, February 11, 2013

Today, I have
an appointment with the guy who does my taxes. Which cost
little sleep last night..

It isn’t
because I’ve done anything bad.. It is basely a cut and dry deal. The only
reason why it is of concern is, do I have all my papers?You know your
papers of proof to back up your information.

I start about
the second week of January, getting it together. I do have a folder that I put
papers and receipt over the year, for tax purposes. So it is mostly getting
them in order…Then wait for the others to come in.

Then the
first week of February, I get it all lined out and I write up and sheet of what
is that I have. So by Friday I figured I was ready to go… but then the mail
brought one more piece of paper.. that I forgot. It is a kind of worthless paper but it does
matter to the IRS… it is how much I earn from my saving account..And as any of you know, who have a savings
account of the average person.. you are lucky if it is over $20 for the year.

So, knowing
today was the day… I have second guessed myself thru out the night.. cat
napping sleep. I will be so glad to have
this over.. and hope and pray the government
owes me instead of me owing them.And
with the new

Thursday, February 07, 2013

told her a
paint set.. So she gave me this really neat paint set with oils,

acrylics,
water paints and pencils.And about 7
canvases and an easel.

So since Christmas
I have been painting my heart out.Lol..
I actually started before I got the kit… I did a picture for my husband. But
that one I copied.

The rest of
them are out of my head.

I did the
first one for my brother-in-law for his birthday. I told him it was Garage Art.
And that is where it is suppose to be
placed. He didn’t listen.. he has it in the house…. And for now is sitting on
his fireplace. I named it..”My Man Cave – others call it outdoors”.

The second one,
came to mind, so I did it for one of my sons and his wife.

They live
near the lake and love it so…so I named
it … “My head is at work,-my heart is at the lake.” They, too, I told it is Garage Art and has to
be put out in the shop….. they too, did not listen.. and have it in the house..
(I am not getting far with this Garage Art deal)

The third
one, I did for myself… as it was in my head before I started the other two. It
is an abstract.

The fourth
one, I made for my daughter… which is called “My bike – the road- my therapy…
She too, has it in the house.. she told me, when I give them away.. I can’t
tell people where to hang them.. lol…

Now I am
going to start my fifth one.. for another son and his wife. I have decided on a
name for it.. but it won’t be here, so it won’t matter.And I have 2 more son’s to do yet and a
daughter. I have found I hate oils…
messy, clean up is the pits. I do like acrylics. Fast drying, not so mess and
easy clean up.

So how is my
painting? Grandma Moses, I am not!! In
fact I think a kindergartener could put me to shame.. I think what saves my
hide is, I have neat titles.. (I like them) and these people love me.Lol…..

THE ONE FOR MY HUSBAND... it is one I copied out of a book

For my brother-in-law..MY MAN CAVE - OTHERS CALL IT OUTDOORS

for my son and his wife...MY HEAD IS AT WORK -MY HEART IS AT THE LAKE

this one is mine... had it in my head for a couple of months.. the specks are blue and green

for my daughter....MY BIKE - THE ROAD- MY THERAPY... the purple on the bottom is her Harley's fender... the road from her view..

So get out
your paints… if I can do it..so can you… for someone who can’t draw a straight
line… it is amazing one can tell what it is.. but it is good for the soul. And
if painting isn’t it.. then get an instrument and give it a try…

2013… the
year to try something new… Who knows.. you might be good at it… and you will
have fun.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013

In the past,
when a parent passed away, there would be the reading of the will.

Sometimes it
would be talked about before the parent passed away. A mother telling a
daughter that she gets grandma’s dishes, and son is told that a special watch
that a grandfather had, will be handed down to the son.

Of course, if
there is the money, but as the economy goes, it doesn’t seem like that will be
a fight anymore. If anything, the kids may be afraid of what Mom and Dad still
owe.And if there is a house still, it
is in the new push of reverse mortgage?

I suppose
there are still siblings who fight for what they think is theirs. And a will is
not as popular as it was.Probably it is
safe to say that it is a 50/50 chance of there being one.

Most of us
feel we don’t have much, so no one will want it.Also as my sister-in-law’s daughter put it so
applicably, “Mom, everyone’s stuff is only one day away from a yard sale, after
you die”…. Lot of truth to that.Mine
will either go in the trash, or Goodwill.Never been one for material things, so just have things that please me..
which means it probably won’t be pleasing to others.The few things are sentimental to me.. but I
doubt it will be to my children. And
they aren’t worth a lot of money, so yard sale will be poor.Lol..

So what does
one do with one’s stuff?Use to be you
saved records, some have old furniture.. but not many do collections anymore..
and they are replaced by modern things..And with the family so mobile, grandparents are distance and barely
known. So Grandpa’s watch or Grandma’s dishes don’t mean anything to the
generation of now

So what do
you have, that means so much to you..be it something that your parents passed
down to you.. or something you purchase… that you will be passing down? And the
person you have in mind to leave it behind to… will they want it… or will it become
a yard sale item?

Myself, I put
out the word years ago.. that I was downsizing my things.. and was there
anything I had that they would like.. to say so now.. because it might not be
here still when I die. And if I plan on keeping it.. I would put their name on
it.

A couple
spoke up.. and I gave it to them..Sure
helped out with my downsizing.. but I still have a lot to go.

or maybe a
consultant doctor..You will talk to him
and he can see you and
hear you as well.But no touchy touchy…

So how does
he feel your body part of concern? Well, that wasn’t addressed (no
pun intended) in the video about this new devise.

This doctor
on wheels, doesn’t even have to be at the hospital in question… in
fact, they said.. he could be still at home.. (in his pj’s?) He might not
even be in the same state..

Now I am not
a real fan of doctors.. I try to stay away from them as much as I
can.You can’t be really sick if you
aren’t at the doctors office, but you can get
sick if you do go.. After all, who goes to see the doctor? Sick people
of course… So do you go wearing a mask? I don’t know..but I bet the
rest of the waiting room will give you lots of room…

I know, that
my statement of you can’t be seriously sick, if you aren’t at the doctors office..
is silly.. and maybe even fool hardy.. but still not my favorite place to go.
And if I do, then I must be half dead if I agreed to go. I am one of those
people that the insurance people love, but doctors aren’t crazy about me. I only go if
I can’t fix myself.

My downfall
in this theory is .. my doctor is getting old. See I went in 2005, because
Medicare said they would pay from me to go… as a sign up deal.Meaning, as
far as I am concern… this is your before picture of health.. Which

I passed with
flying colors..So I didn’t show up
until 2010…. When I heard that my doctor was going to retire.. and had cut his
hours down to about 2 days a week and lots of vacation time..So I figured I better show up before he
decides to make it permanent. Now I love this doctor, as he lets me be me.. He
knows I am not there unless, some one has forced me to go (employers mandatory
check ups,) or I am seriously sick or injured.. and I can’t fix it myself.His first question is… well, Dr. Cis..what is going on with you,
and what have you done so far. And that kind of relationship has worked well
for over 28 some odd years.

But when I
decided to go in for one more time.. figuring my next would be in 5 more
years..(my average) and he would be gone. But … for some reason when they did
the blood work.. platelets were included.They weren’t in the past. I guess.. surely not for about 10 years or more.And there it was.. yellowed highlighted the
warning sign….LOW.. very low.. platelets … Which sent red flags.. and sent
meinto many visits to another dr. That doctor didn’t play the same game as mine
did.So I had to have several different
test.. to see if something was eating the platelets.. (nope) and to see if I
was producing them.. (yep)… and then the shaking of the head.So a series of every 3 months and then 6
months.. of blood work.. still shaking the head as it moved up and down the
scale ever so slowly but nowhere near normal. They had no clue why.. they knew
what I didn’t have.. (like cancer, blood problems of any kind other than the
platelets) so I once again took it into my own hands and said….thanks for your
concerns.. and there are seriously sick people who need your time.. so I am
back at my own doctor… every 6 months.. and going to a yearly… after all
nothing is changing.. and I feel great.

So to have a
robot doctor come up to me and talk to me.. I don’t think so.. if the doctor
can’t show up for me… then I won’t be there either. And if anything really
serious come up… I already decided and told my family… that at this age.. I don’t
believe in postponing the end results by torturing me.. to gain a month or two.

Monday, February 04, 2013

The APPLES…
which is usually a hand gun and is used by people who rob
banks, stores and homes. Usually trained by others of kind and video of the
past few years.

TheORANGES…
are the ones who are saving up food and have their guns and usually bigger ones,
because they are afraid of a government might try to take them over.. even our
own government. They aren’t out to harm people but to protect what and who is
theirs. Especially if the economy does sink and others try to take what is
theirs. And there isn’t enough Gummi Bears to protect them.(will explain
gummi bears later)

The Banana’s
are the ones who use both and run in to schools, churches, mall, and now
theaters…who must be looking for fame, for the most amount of victims.

Which the
media obliges them with that fame.Kind
of a pun intended with the name banana’s as we sane people don’t understand
this thinking, and these are people who have mental problems 99% of the time..
people who knew them are not surprised they did it.

What all of
these have in common is fruit types guns…. they kill people…

Then we have
the Meat… which are the ones who hunt for food.. Be it deer, elk, moose,birds,
goats, and etc… these do it for food…and don’t shoot people.. at least not
intentionally.

So we
actually have 4 subjects of kind.. all are edible, but not alike.. just like guns… all are
used to shoot… but not alike..

And because
of that… it will be almost impossible to find laws that fight some uses and control
some, so the sane ones (depending on your view) the Oranges

and Meat can
keep their guns.

Then you have
a separate bunch all together… the Gummi Bears.. they are the soldier, police
office type who we like, because they try to protectus from the Apples, Bananas, and Oranges (from
other countries) diseases.

And that
explains the reason why people can’t get together and come up with a sane,
common sense laws to protect us all…